Matt86
New member
- Joined
- Nov 24, 2012
- Location
- Woodstock, GA
Finally got the newly acquired 245 in the garage. First task was to bring that 27 year old paint back to life. The car had pretty much been garage-less for the past 15 years as the previous owner just let it sit at his cabin.
After many hours of buffing, polishing, scraping up tree sap, pressure washing years of old pollen, and a pound of wax later...the car looks much better. At the same time I swapped in a nice set of 1993 head lights and corner lights, the adhara wheels from my old 940
I removed the roof rack while buffing the roof...I love the look of the slick-top. So down the road, I'll eventually pony up the cash to have the holes filled on and repainted. The chrome roof rack looks a little too Wagon Queen Family Truckster to me. New tail lights should be here Monday.
The biggest cleanup was under the hood. The underside of the hood was black, and the inner fenders were covered with decades of dust, dirt and grime. Also did the timing belt and seals since they were due in about 5k.
Still on the list:
Front and rear suspension refresh. Everything on this car is original-true test to old world Volvo quality, unlike the later WWD off spring I also own.
After many hours of buffing, polishing, scraping up tree sap, pressure washing years of old pollen, and a pound of wax later...the car looks much better. At the same time I swapped in a nice set of 1993 head lights and corner lights, the adhara wheels from my old 940
I removed the roof rack while buffing the roof...I love the look of the slick-top. So down the road, I'll eventually pony up the cash to have the holes filled on and repainted. The chrome roof rack looks a little too Wagon Queen Family Truckster to me. New tail lights should be here Monday.
The biggest cleanup was under the hood. The underside of the hood was black, and the inner fenders were covered with decades of dust, dirt and grime. Also did the timing belt and seals since they were due in about 5k.
Still on the list:
Front and rear suspension refresh. Everything on this car is original-true test to old world Volvo quality, unlike the later WWD off spring I also own.
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